Etiology of plant diseases and polyphasic characterization of plant pathogens

Genetic, molecular and bioinformatics aspects of plant host-pathogens interactions

Physiology of diseased plants

Emerging plant diseases in climate change

Boll rot disease complex

AI and ML in plant pathology

• Development and validation of biocontrol potential by cotton endophytic rhizobacteria against root rot disease and foliar diseases in cotton (Developer)
• Protocol developed: Deep Learning for Crop Health: CNN-Based Identification of Boll Rot Disease in Cotton (Developer)
  • Development of loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): A new tool for rapid diagnosis of cotton leaf curl viral disease (Co-developer)
• Antagonistic and growth promoting potential of endophytic Diporthe melonis isolate CFS-5 in cotton and non-host crop (Co-developer)
• CICR Cotton App (Co-developer)
• Development and validation of a Rapid, Reliable and Robust methodology for field level yield loss assessment in cotton due to pink bollworm and boll rot (Co-developer)
• Identification of races of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum and development of BLB resistant plants. (Co-developer)
• Dissemination of IPM strategies for cotton pink bollworm (Co-developer)
• Trademark registration: Filed, C-MIMS- Cotton Microclimate and Insect Monitoring System (Co -developer)
  • Expert system/ Decision support system: C-MIMS: Cotton-Microclimate and Insect Monitoring System based on AI powered wireless sensors and imaging system (Co -developer)
• Copyrights/ Copyrighted software/Expert system: Development of Android Mobile based App – CICR IRM   (Co-developer)
  • Bt variety ICAR-CICR Bt 9 (SRI1) (Co-developer)
  • Bt variety ICAR-CICR 21 Bt (Co-developer)
  • Bt variety ICAR-CICR Bt 14 (CPT2) (Co-developer)
  • New Modified Polyhouse Bioassay Method: Entomopathogenic fungal (EPF) isolates against whitefly nymphs (Co-developer)
• Protocol developed: Deep Learning for Crop Health: CNN-Based Identification of Target Spot Disease in Cotton (Co-developer)
• CODIS-Cotton Disease Identification System (Co-developer)

• Attended 9^th ACRDN Meeting and International Conference, 06-08 December, 2023. Theme: Changing pest and disease scenario in the cotton agro-ecosystem. ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai.
• Attended national symposium and delivered an invited lecture on “Boll rot disease complex-Emerging Challenges and Implications for upland cotton production in India : A way forward” at the National Symposium on ‘’Integrating Crop Care for Sustainable Plant Health in Changing Climatic Scenario’’ (IPSWZ 2025) during 16-17 December, 2025 at VNMKV, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
• Attended national conference and delivered an invited lecture on “Widespread infection and prevalence of Pantoea dispersa causing internal boll rot of upland cotton in India” in National Conference on “Current Perspectives on Crop Health and Sustainable Plant Disease Management” during February 18-20, 2026 at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
• Attended International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for research and development for Sustainable production of cotton, oilseeds and fiber crops” organized by Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Ela Old Goa, during 13- 15, 2024 and presented research paper (oral presentation) on “Integrated management strategies for boll rot disease complex in upland cotton” on 14th November, 2024 at plant pathology concurrent session.
• Attended Invited ICAR-AICRP on Cotton Annual Group Meeting held during 06^th-07^th April, 2023 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
• National conference on “Emerging issues and sustainable strategies in plant health management: A global perspectives” held during 19- 21st January, 2025 at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India and presented an oral paper on “Etiological, weather parameters and role of sucking pests: A key factor in boll rot disease complex in upland cotton and its management” under theme 4: Epidemiology and Climate Change Effects.
• Annual group meeting of AICRP on cotton 2024 at VANAMATI, Nagpur during 5-6 April, 2024 and worked as rapporteur for panel discussion on cotton pathology
• Attended Brainstorming Workshop on “Biotech Intervention in Cotton: Challenges and Opportunities” to be held on April 4, 2024 at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur

TRAINING ATTENDED

• Attended and successfully completed Short Course training program on “Python for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture” sponsored by Agricultural Education Division, ICAR held from February 02-11, 2023 at ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi.
• Attended training for 3^rd Pedagogy Development Programme Enhancing Pedagogical Competencies for Agricultural Education during 20-24 November, 2024 at NAAS complex, New Delhi

INVITED LECTURES

• Delivered an invited lecture on “Boll rot disease complex-Emerging Challenges and Implications for upland cotton production in India: A way forward” at the National Symposium on ‘’Integrating Crop Care for Sustainable Plant Health in Changing Climatic Scenario’’ (IPSWZ 2025) during 16-17 December, 2025 at VNMKV, Parbhani
• Delivered an invited lecture on “Widespread infection and prevalence of Pantoea dispersa causing internal boll rot of upland cotton in India” in National Conference on “Current Perspectives on Crop Health and Sustainable Plant Disease Management” during February 18–20, 2026 at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
• Delivered an oral paper on “Etiological, weather parameters and role of sucking pests: A key factor in boll rot disease complex in upland cotton and its management” under theme 4: Epidemiology and Climate Change Effects in national conference on “Emerging issues and sustainable strategies in plant health management: A global perspectives” held during 19-21^st January, 2025 at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
• Delivered lecture for PG scholars at IIHR, Bengaluru for course titled “Diseases of field crops” with special focus on “Diseases of cotton and its management” in July, 2024
• Delivered an interactive lecture on “Disease management in cotton” during one day visit of a group of 20 members from Centre For People’s Forestry (CPF) Adilabad,Telangana in December, 2024
• Delivered an interactive lecture on “Management of boll rot in cotton” for 5 days training and exposure visit on “Best practices and post harvest processing of cotton and value addition to its by produce” at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur in February, 2025
• Delivered a lecture as resource person for “Integrated disease management in cotton” at ICAR-CIRCOT-GTC, Nagpur for farmers training during September, 12-13, 2025
• Delivered a lecture as a resource person for “Integrated disease management in cotton with special reference to boll rot” in one day training program on “Improved Cotton Cultivation Technologies” dated 3-01-2025 at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Combating cotton diseases in climate change situation” dated 13-01-2024 organized by Dept. of plant Pathology and Agrl. Microbiology, MPKV, Rahuri and IPS, New Delhi (WZ)
• Delivered a lecture as resource person on “Integrated disease management in cotton” during “PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Samaroh” organized at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur dated 19.11.2025
• Delivered a lecture as resource person on “Cotton diseases and advanced management technology” for 5 days training program to field facilitators of Ambuja cement foundation on “Integrated cotton production technologies and allied agro based practices” during 6-10th May, 2025 at KVK, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur
• Delivered a lecture as resource person on “Integrated Disease Management in cotton and CROPSAP surveying method” dated 6-01-2026 during CROPSAP project training and workshop during 5-9 January, 2026 organized at RAMETI, Nagpur

TRAINING CONDUCTED

• Acted as course Director for BCI sponsored “Master training program to Better Cotton programme partner staff” on “Technological Innovations for sustainable cotton cultivation” organized during 24- 25 April, 2025 at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur
• Organized BCI sponsored Masters Training Program on “Diagnosis and Integrated Disease Management Practices in Cotton” at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur dated 4-11-2025
• Acted as a Course Coordinator in ICAR sponsored 10 days short course on “Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies with Major Emphasis on Cotton Insect Pests” organized at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur from 10^th -19^th February, 2025

• Conferred award with “Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society (FPSI 2024)” in recognition of  outstanding contributions in research, teaching and technology in Plant Pathology by Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), New Delhi in National Conference on “Current Perspectives on Crop Health and Sustainable Plant Disease Management” during February 18-20, 2026 at BCKV, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
• Received a certificate for innovative extension and communication in outreach and extension activities in 47^th  ICAR-CICR, Nagpur foundation day celebrated on 1-4-2023
• Received best oral presentation award Presented on “Investigations on race prevalence of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum causing bacterial blight in upland cotton and development of resistant varieties through marker assisted selection”byS.P. Gawande*, D.T. Nagrale, N.S. Hiremani, S. K. Sain, A. Sampathkumar, M. Meshram, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar, V.N. Waghmare, in 8^th International Conference of Plant Pathology :Retrospect and Prospects during March 23-26,2022 Technical Session 3: Applied research in plant pathology B. Resistant cultivar development (Resistance source, conventional and molecular breeding, transgenic, genome editing) 
• Awarded as best oral presentation to“Identification and characterization of emerging bacterial boll rot of cotton in central India” presented by Dipak T. Nagrale*, Shailesh P. Gawande, Neelakanth S. Hiremani, Babasaheb B. Fand, Mithila Meshram, Nandini Gokate-Narkhedkar and Y.G.Prasad in 8^th International Conference of Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects during March 23-26, 2022 organized at Sri Karan Narendra Agricultural University, Jobner-Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
• D.T Nagrale received best oral paper presentation award in national Symposium organized at Colva, Goa on 23^rd August, 2018 in Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS),West Zone, on theme “Current and Emerging trends in Plant Health Management” organized during 23^rd-24^th August, 2018 at Colva, Goa for paper entitled “Biocontrol potential mediated through VOC’s produced by upland cotton PGPR”.
• Worked as an invited jury member for Inter University Best Seminar Competition for PG students of life sciences on theme: Synthetic Biology at P.G. Department of Botany, Govt. Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities, Amravati dated 22^nd February, 2018
• Worked as an invited referee/Chairman and jury member for state level session on “Agricultural Science” in the 15^th CG Young Scientist Congress, 2017 organized by CG Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai during 28^th February &1^st March, 2017.

An expert member in national advisory committee for “National seminar on plant biology-New frontiers” held on 7^th March, 2017 organized by Department of Botany and Bhavan’s Botanical Society, Bhavan’s College, Andheri (West),Mumbai(MS), India-400058

RESEARCH ARTICLE

1. Nagrale, D.T., Gawande, S.P.,Gokte-Narkhedkar, N., Waghmare, V.N. (2020). Association of phytopathogenic Pantoea dispersa inner boll rot of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in Maharashtra state, India. Eur J Plant Pathol. 158, 251–260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02071-0 (NAAS Rating:7.90)
2. D. T. Nagrale, S.P. Gawande, Vivek Shah, Pooja Verma, N. S. Hiremani, T. Prabhulinga, N. Gokte- Narkhedkar, V.N. Waghmare (2022). Biocontrol potential of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by cotton endophytic rhizobacteria against Macrophomina phaseolina. Eur J Plant Pathol 163: 467-482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-022-02490-1 (NAAS Rating=7.90)
3. Nagrale DT, Gawande SP, Hiremani NS, Gokte-Narkhedkar N. (2020). Occurrence and pathogenicity of Enterobacter sp. causing sprout decay and seedling stunting of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). J Phytopathol.00:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12903. (NAAS rating=7.10)
4. D.T. Nagrale, A. Chaurasia, S. Kumar, S. P. Gawande, N. S. Hiremani, Raja Shankar, N. Gokte-Narkhedkar, Renu and Y. G. Prasad (2023). PGPR: the treasure of multifarious beneficial microorganisms for nutrient mobilization, pest biocontrol and plant growth promotion in field crops. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39(4):100. DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03536-0 (NAAS Score= 10.20)
5.  Murmu, S., Rashmi, M., Nagrale, D.T.* et al. (2025). In-silico study of E169G and F242K double mutations in leucine-rich repeats (LRR) polygalacturonase inhibiting protein (PGIP) of Gossypium barbadense and associated defense mechanism against plant pathogens. J Cotton Res 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-024-00203-z (*Equally contributed) (NAAS Score= 8.40)
6. V. N. Salunkhe, S. P. Gawande, N. Gokte-Narkhedkar, D. T. Nagrale, N. S. Hiremani and V. N. Waghmare (2020). First report of Colletotrichum siamense causing leaf anthracnose on cotton in India. Plant Disease, https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1992-PDN. (NAAS rating=10.40)
7. N.S. Hiremani, P. Verma, S.P. Gawande, S.K. Sain, D.T. Nagrale, V.N. Salunkhe, V. Shah, N.G. Narkhedkar, V.N. Waghmare (2020). Antagonistic potential and phylogeny of culturable endophytic fungi isolated from desi cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.). South Afrian Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.0.  (NAAS rating=8.70)
8. S.P.Gawande, K.P. Raghavendra, D. Monga, D.T. Nagrale, T. Prabhulinga, N. Hiremani, M. Meshram, Sandhya Kranthi, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar, V.N. Waghmare (2022). Development of loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): A new tool for rapid diagnosis of cotton leaf curl viral disease. Journal of Virological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114541. (NAAS Score: 7.60)
9. Fand B.B., Vivek Shah, D.T. Nagrale, D.J. Mahule, S.P. Gawande, S.H. Thube, K. Pandiyan, Indal Ramteke, Rishi Kumar, K. Rameash, T. Prabhulinga, V.S. Nagrare, G.T. Behere, Y.G. Prasad. 2025. Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India. Agricultural Systems, 224: 104246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104246. (NAAS Score: 12.10)
10. Pooja Verma, Neelakanth S. Hiremani, Shailesh P. Gawande, Satish K. Sain, Dipak T. Nagrale, Nandini G. Narkhedkar, Y.G. Prasad (2022). Modulation of plant growth and antioxidative defense system through endophyte biopriming in cotton (Gossypium spp.) and non-host crops, Heliyon, 8(5), e09487: 2405-8440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09487.  (NAAS Score: 9.60)

• D.T. Nagrale*, S.P. Gawande, N.S. Hiremani, B.B. Fand, M.D. Meshram, G.T. Behere and V.N. Waghmare (2026). Lead lecture presentation on “Widespread infection and prevalence of Pantoea dispersa causing internal boll rot of upland cotton in India” in the Session “1. Emerging and Re-emerging Plant Diseases” inNational Conference on “Current Perspectives on Crop Health and Sustainable Plant Disease Management” at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India during February 18-20,2026.
• DT Nagrale* (2025).Lead lecture presentation on “Boll rot disease complex-Emerging Challenges and Implications for upland cotton production in India: A way forward” in the National Symposium on ‘’Integrating Crop Care for Sustainable Plant Health in Changing Climatic Scenario’’ during 16-17^th  December 2025 at VNMKV, Parbhani
• DT Nagrale*, BB Fand, SP Gawande, NS Hiremani, MD Meshram, GT Behere and YG Prasad (2025). Oral presentation on “Etiological, weather parameters and role of sucking pests: A key factor in boll rot disease complex in upland cotton and its management” in National conference on “Emerging Issues and Sustainable Strategies in Plant Health Management: A Global Perspective”, to be held during January 19-21, 2025 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India under Theme – 4: Epidemiology & Climate change Effects.
• S.P.Gawande*, S.K. Sain, D.T. Nagrale, N.S. Hiremani, N. Chandrashekhar, M.D. Meshram, N.S. Gokte-Narkhedkar and Y.G. Prasad (2024). Oral presentation on Diversity of Target leaf spot disease incited by Corynespora cassiicola, an emerging threat to Cotton production in India. Platinum Jubilee Conference-Indian Phytopathological Society, Plant Health Management: Issues and Innovations during February 2-4, 2023 at Mysuru, Karnataka
• S.P. Gawande*, B.B. Fand, D.T. Nagrale, N.S. Hiremani, M. Meshram, S.K. Sain, Rakesh Kumar, G.T. Behere and Y.G. Prasad (2025). Oral presentation on Genetic Diversity of Cassiicolin in Corynespora cassiicola and Its Role in Target Spot Disease in Cotton under theTheme: Genomics, Host-pathogen Interaction & Host Resistance: Virulence Factors, Effectors in Pathogen Adaptation and Disease Development. National Conference on Emerging issues and sustainable strategies in Plant Health Management: A Global Perspective during 19-21^st January, 2025 at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
• International Seminar /Symposia
• DT Nagrale*, BB Fand, SP Gawande, NS Hiremani, MD Meshram, GT Behere, YG Prasad (2023).Oral presentation on “Integrated management of boll rot disease complex in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in India under Theme III: Changing Pest and Disease Scenario in Cotton Agroecosystem in 9^th Asian Cotton Research and Development Network (ACRDN) meeting and international conference at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India during Dec 06-08, 2023 with a pertinent theme “Innovations for a Resilient and Sustainable Cotton Production and Viable Value Chain”
• Dipak T. Nagrale*, Shailesh P. Gawande, Neelakanth S. Hiremani, Babasaheb B. Fand, Mithila Meshram, Nandini Gokate-Narkhedkar and YG Prasad (2022). Oral presentation on “Identification and characterization of emerging bacterial boll rot of cotton in central India” [OP03(2A)] in 8^th International Conference (Hybrid Mode) on Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects organized by IPS during March 23-26, 2022 SKNAU, Jobner-Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• S.P. Gawande*, D.T. Nagrale, N.S. Hiremani, B.B. Fand, M. Meshram, Priyanka Yadav, G.T. Behere and Y.G.Prasad (2024). Oral Presentation on Deep Learning for Crop Health: CNN-Based Identification of Target Spot Disease in Cotton. International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fibre Crops (ITRDSPCOFC) Thematic session: Crop Protection and Biosafety: Entomology. ICAR-CCARI, Goa, November 13-15, 2024.
• Gawande S.P*, Fand B.B., Nagrale D.T., Hiremani N.S., Meshram M.D., Sakshi S., Behre G.T. and Prasad Y.G. (2023). Oral presentation on Morphometric assessment and genetic diversity amongst emerging Corynespora cassicola causing target spot disease on Cotton in Central India. Under theme- Changing pest and disease scenario in the cotton agro-ecosystem. 9^th ACRDN Meeting and International Conference, 06-08 December, 2023. Theme: Changing pest and disease scenario in the cotton agro-ecosystem. ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai.
• S P Gawande*, S K Sain, D T Nagrale, N S Hiremani, M D Meshram, GT Behere and Y G Prasad (2023). Oral Presentation on Unraveling the Diversity of Target Spot Disease Caused by Corynespora cassiicola– An Emerging Challenge for Indian Cotton Under the theme Theme: Emerging Pest Problems: Biodiversity and Biosecurity. International Conference on Plant Health Management (ICPHM) held at PJTSAU, Telangana, Hyderabad held during 15-18 November, 2023.

• दिपक नगराळे, शैलेश गावंडे, निळकंठ हिरेमनी, विजय वाघमारे (२०२०). कपाशीतील बोंडे सडण्यावरील उपाययोजना. सकाळ-अग्रोवन (पुणे, प्रमुख अंक), पान क्र. ११, दिनांक: १/०९/२०२०.
• दिपक नगराळे, शैलेश गावंडे, नीळकंठ हिरेमनी, नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर, विजय वाघमारे (२०१९). कपाशीतील बोंड सडणे विकृतीचे व्यवस्थापन. सकाळ-अग्रोवन, ३० सप्टेंबर, २०१९, पान क्र. ११.
• दिपक नगराळे, शैलेश गावंडे, विजय वाघमारे (२०१९). कपाशीतील आकस्मिक मर रोगाचे नियंत्रण. सकाळ-अग्रोवन (पुणे, प्रमुख अंक), पान क्र. ११, दिनांक: ०४/१०/२०१९
• शैलेश गावंडे, दिपक नगराळे, निळकंठ हिरेमनी, नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर व विजय वाघमारे (२०१९). कपाशीतील रोगांसंबंधी तत्कालिक समस्या: कारणे आणि एकात्मिक रोग व्यवस्थापन. कापूस मेळावा-२०१९, २९ नोव्हेंबर, २०१९ -के. का.सं. सं., नागपूर, “स्मरणीका” कापूस-उत्पादन व व्यवस्थापन तंत्रज्ञान, पानक्र.६६-६८.
• नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर, दिपक नगराळे व शैलेश गावंडे (२०१९). जैवनियंत्रके व जैवकीडनाशकांचे उत्पादन तंत्रज्ञान. कापूस मेळावा-२०१९, २९ नोव्हेंबर, २०१९ -के. का.सं. सं., नागपूर. “स्मरणीका” कापूस-उत्पादन व व्यवस्थापन तंत्रज्ञान, पान क्र.५९-६३.
• नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर, शैलेश गावंडे व दिपक नगराळे (२०१९). सूत्रकृमींनी होणारी कपाशीतील विकृती कशी ओळखाल? कापूस मेळावा-२०१९, २९ नोव्हेंबर, २०१९-के. का.सं. सं., नागपूर. “स्मरणीका” कापूस-उत्पादन व व्यवस्थापन तंत्रज्ञान, पान क्र.५७-५८.
• शैलेश गावंडे, नीळकंठ हिरेमनी, दिपक नगराळे, नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर, विजय वाघमारे (२०१९). कपाशीवरील दहिया रोगाचे एकात्मिक व्यवस्थापन. सकाळ-अग्रोवन, २२ ऑक्टोबर, २०१९, पान क्र. ११.
• शैलेश गावंडे, दिपक नगराळे, निळकंठ हिरेमनी (२०२०). कोरायनेस्पोरा बुरशीजन्य पानांवरील ठिपके रोगाचा प्रादुर्भाव. सकाळ-अग्रोवन (पुणे, प्रमुख अंक), पान क्र. १०, दिनांक: ११/०९/२०२०
• Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale and Neelkanth Hiremani (2022). Kapashi Ropawasthetil rogana Atkav. Popular Article in Sakal Agrowon News Paper Page no.7 dated 12/08/2022 (Marathi)
• Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale and Neelkanth Hiremani and Y.G.Prasad (2023). Kapashitil Mulkuj Rogache Ekatmik Vyavasthapan Popular Article in Sakal Agrowon News Paper Page no.11 dated 29/07/2023 (Marathi)
• Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale and Neelkanth Hiremani, G.T. Behere and Y.G.Prasad (2023) Kapashit  TSV Rogachi Navi Sanmasya  Popular Article in Sakal Agrowon News Paper Page no.11 dated 03/08/2024 (Marathi)
• Dipak Nagrale, Shailesh Gawande, and Neelkanth Hiremani, G.T.Behere and Y.G.Prasad (2023) Bondsad Samasyechikarne, upayyojna. Popular Article in Sakal Agrowon News Paper Page no.11 dated 21/11/2024 (Marathi)
• Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale and Neelkanth Hiremani, Mithila Meshram, G.T. Behere, Y.G. Prasad and Vijay Waghmare (2024). Kapas Me VishanujaNIT Rog Tobacco streak Virus (TSV) Lakshan Evam Samekit Prabandhan. Kapasika Varshik Krushi Patrika, 2024 (Tritiya Ank)
• Mithila Meshram, Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale and Neelkanth Hiremani (2024) Bharat Me kapas Patti Modak Rog: Lakshan aur uska samagra prabandhan Kapasika Varshik Krushi Patrika, 2024 (Tritiya Ank)
• डॉ दिपक नगराळे, डॉ शैलेश गावंडे, डॉ नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर, डॉ वनिता साळुंखे, डॉ निळकंठ हिरेमनी (२०१८). कापूस  पिकावरील महत्वाचे रोग आणि त्यांचे एकात्मिक व्यवस्थापन. शेतकरी, फेब्रुवारी २०१८ (कापूस विशेषांक मासिक, शेती विभाग, महाराष्ट्र राज्य), पान क्र. ३८-३९.
• डॉ दिपक तु. नगराळे, डॉ शैलेश पा. गावंडे (२०१७). कपाशीवरील जिवाणूजन्य करपा रोगाचे नियंत्रण.ऍग्रोवन, गुरुवार, १४ सप्टेंबर, २०१७.
• डॉ शैलेश गावंडे, डॉ दीपक नगराळे, डॉ नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर (२०१७). कपाशीवरील टोबॅको स्ट्रीक व्हायरस रोगाचे नियंत्रण. ऍग्रोवोन, सोमवार, २ ऑक्टोबर, २०१७
• डॉ दिपक नगराळे, डॉ शैलेश गावंडे, डॉ निळकंठ हिरेमनी (२०१७). कपाशीतील प्राथमिक अवस्थेतील रोगनियंत्रण व्यवस्थापन, ऍग्रोवन, १९ जून, २०१७.
• डॉ. दिपक  नगराळे, डॉ. शैलेश  गावंडे व डॉ. नंदिनी गोकटे-नरखेडकर (२०१८).कपाशी वरील महत्वाचे रोग आणी त्यांचे एकात्मिक व्यवस्थापन. कापूस मेळावा-३० ऑक्टोबर, २०१८ -के. का.सं. सं., नागपूर. कापूस (स्मरणीका),पान क्र. ६२-६५.
• डॉ शैलेश पा. गावंडे, डॉ दिपक तु. नगराळे, भाऊसाहेब नाईकवाडी (२०१६). कपाशीवरील रोगांचे एकात्मिक व्यवस्थापन. ऍग्रोवन, बुधवार २८ सप्टेंबर, २०१६.  
•  डॉ शैलेश पा. गावंडे, डॉ दिपक तु. नगराळे, भाऊसाहेब नाईकवाडी (२०१६). बुरशीजन्य रोगांचे एकात्मिक व्यवस्थापन. ऍग्रोवन, बुधवार, ५ ऑक्टोबर, २०१६.

• V. Chinna Babu Naik, Dipak T. Nagrale, Shailesh P Gawande, V. S. Nagrare, B. B. Fand, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar and Y. G. Prasad (2021). Pink bollworm and Boll rot management in cotton. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, pp:1-6. (English).
• V. Chinna Babu Naik, Dipak T. Nagrale, Shailesh P Gawande, V. S. Nagrare, B. B. Fand, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar and Y. G. Prasad (2021). कपाशीतील गुलाबी बोंडअळी आणि बोंड सड रोग व्यवस्थापन: ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, pp:1-6 (Marathi).
• V. Chinna Babu Naik, Dipak T. Nagrale, Shailesh P Gawande, V. S. Nagrare, B. B. Fand, M. Venkataramulu, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar and Y. G. Prasad (2021). Pratti lo Gulabirangu Purugumariyu Kayakullu tegulu yajamanyam. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, pp:1-6 (Telugu).
• V. Chinna Babu Naik, Dipak T. Nagrale, Shailesh P Gawande, V. S. Nagrare, B. B. Fand, Rachna Pande, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar and Y. G. Prasad (2021). Kapaas mein gulaabi soondi evam gular sadan rog ka prabandhan. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, pp:1-6 (Hindi).
• Neelkanth Hiremani, Dipak Nagrale, Shailesh Gawande, Satish Sain, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar, Y.G. Prasad (2022). Cotton Diseases and Their Management. CICR-Leaflet 2022/1
• Prasad Y.G., Venugopalan M.V., Ramkrushna G.I., Rachna Pande, Shailesh Gawande and Dipak Nagrale (2023). Kapashichi Saghan Lagwad Pranali (HDPS). CICR Technical Bulletin 2023/2, pp.26 (Marathi)
• Prasad, Y.G., Venugopalan, M.V., Raju, A.R., Nagrare, V.S., Ramkrushna, G.I., Fand, B.B., Gawande, S.P. and Nagrale, D.T. (2023). Cotton Advisory: Contingency measures to combat deficit rainfall (Marathi version). ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, pp. 10.
• Prasad, Y.G., Venugopalan, M.V., Raju, A.R., Nagrare, V.S., Ramkrushna, G.I., Fand, B.B., Gawande, S.P. and Nagrale, D.T. (2023). Cotton Advisory: Contingency measures to combat deficit rainfall (English version). ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, pp. 10.

Student guided:

As chairman guided M.Sc. student Ms. POOJA RANGNATH VEER, Roll No. IARINAG20232002 of IARI Academic Hub, Nagpur during 2023-2025 for successful completion of PG in the discipline of Plant Pathology.

TEACHING

• Course leader (2023-2024) and (2024-2025) for PL PATH 601 (Course Title: Advances in Mycology), [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (Ph.D.)]
• Course leader (2024-2025) for PL PATH 501* (Course Title: Mycology), [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (M.Sc.)]
• Course leader (2024-2025) and course associate (2023-2024) for PL. PATH 503 (Course Title: Plant Pathogenic Prokaryotes), [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (M.Sc.)]
• Course leader (2023-2024) and (2024-2025) for PL PATH 507 (Course Title: Principles of Plant Disease Management)  [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (M.Sc.)]
• Course leader (2024-2025) and course associate (2023-2024) for PL PATH 603 (Course Title: Advances in Plant Pathogenic Prokaryotes), [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (Ph.D.)]
• Course associate (2024-2025) for PL. PATH 502 (Course Title: Plant Virology), [Course Credit: 2L+1P=3 (M.Sc.)]